Activists Petition East African Parliament to Strengthen Local Healthcare

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Activists have submitted a petition to the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) urging action to strengthen local healthcare services. The petition highlights the issue of East African citizens seeking advanced treatment abroad, resulting in the loss of resources that could contribute to regional growth. The Africa Coalition on Public Service, composed of over 500 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and individuals, advocates for improved public services across Africa.

East African Community (EAC) citizens go to foreign countries for advanced treatment, resulting in spending abroad the resources that could help regional growth, activists said as they petitioned the regional parliament for action to strengthen local capacity, on March 12.

The petition by the Africa Coalition on Public Service on the deteriorating state of public services in the East African partner states, concerns the poor state of public services in the East African partner states, according to a related document.The petition was submitted to the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA), currently sitting in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 12, by the Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER) which hosts the Africa Coalition on Public Services - composed of over 500 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and individuals that advocate for gender-responsive, accountable, inclusive, and quality public services across Afric

 

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